Saturday, October 10, 2015

Pan (PG for mature themes, mild
epithets, action and violence) Levi Miller plays the title character
in this prequel to Peter Pan, a fantasy adventure about a 12 year-old
orphan spirited away to Neverland, a magical kingdom where he is
fated to find his destiny. With Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Garrett
Hedlund and Amanda Seyfried.

Steve Jobs (R for profanity) Michael
Fassbender portrays the late Apple founder in this warts-and-all
biopic spanning the critical period from 1984 to 1998 highlighting
the Machiavellian CEO's drive to gain a competitive edge in
technological innovation. Cast includes Seth Rogen, Kate Winslet,
Jeff Daniels, Katherine Waterston and Michael Stuhlbarg.

Big Stone Gap (PG-13 for brief
suggestive material) Romantic comedy, set in Appalachia in 1978,
revolving around a shy and retiring spinster (Ashley Judd) who finds
herself being courted by several suitors when a surprising secret
about her long-lost father surfaces. Ensemble cast includes Whoopi
Goldberg, Patrick Wilson, Jane Krakowski, John Benjamin Hickey and
Jenna Elfman.

Breaking Through (Unrated)
Coming-of-age drama about a Youtube dance sensation's (Sophia Aguiar)
attempt to balance sudden fame and her authentic identity before she
loses everything she cares about. Co-starring Julie Warner, Jay Ellis
and Robert Roldan.

A Faster Horse (Unrated) Reverential
documentary chronicling America's love affiar with the Mustang, the
crown jewel of the Ford Motor Company fleet, from its introduction in
1964 to its recent redesign earlier this year.

The Final Girls (PG-13 for profanity,
drug use, violence, sexuality and crude humor) Horror comedy
revolving around the grief-stricken daughter (Taissa Farmiga) of a
recently-deceased scream queen (Malin Akerman) who is magically
transported into her mom's most memorable movie where she ends up on
the run from a deranged maniac (Dan Norris) while having to fend off
the unwanted advances of young alpha males with raging hormones. With
Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig and Nina Dobrev.

The Forbidden Room (Unrated) Undersea
adventure about a lumberjack (Roy Dupuis) who mysteriously
materializes aboard a submarine stuck on the bottom of the ocean with
a cargo of unstable explosives. Featuring Charlotte Rampling,
Geraldine Chaplin, Clara Furey, Mathieu Amalric and Udo Kier.

In My Father's House (R for
profanity) Prodigal father documentary chronicling Grammy-winning
rapper Rhymfest's reunion with the deadbeat dad who abandoned him at
an early age.

Knock Knock (R for nudity, profanity,
disturbing violence and graphic sexuality) Home alone horror flick
about a happily married man (Keanu Reeves) who comes to regret
allowing a couple of stranded damsels-in-distress (Lorenza Izzo and
Ana de Armas) enter the house while his wife (Ignacia Allamand) was
away for the weekend. With Aaron Burns and Colleen Camp.

The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and
Peacemakers (Unrated) Israeli documentary examining the legacies of
Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Shimon
Peres administrations as seen through the eyes of Yehuda Avner who
served in each of their administrations.

Reversion (Unrated) Sci-fi thriller
about the daughter (Aja Naomi King) of a high-tech billionaire (Colm
Feore) who starts wondering about the accuracy of her memories of her
late mother after she's kidnapped by a stranger (Jeanette Samano)
with a hidden agenda. With Gary Dourdan, Amanda Plummer and Lela
Rochon.

(T)error (Unrated) Whistleblower
featuring a former FBI informant's scathing indictment of the
Bureau's use of illegal surveillance and interrogation tactics during
a counterterrorism sting operation.

Winter on Fire (Unrated) Ukraine
documentary revisiting the events surrounding the 2013 revolution
leading to the coup d'etat ousting President Viktor Yanukovich.(In
Ukrainian, Russian and English with subtitles)

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